claquement — meaning in English

English meaning

• clatter verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
• slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.

Senses

claquement is used for these senses in English:

• clatter A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
• slam (countable) A sudden impact or blow.

clatter — full definition

1. verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp banging or rattling sounds.
2. noun A loud rattling noise made by hard objects knocking together.

slam — full definition

1. verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
2. verb To criticise someone or something harshly.
3. noun A sudden loud impact or forceful closing.
4. noun (bridge) A bid to win all or nearly all the tricks in a hand.

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